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Anisotropic XY antiferromagnets in a field

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Classical anisotropic XY antiferromagnets in a field on square and simple cubic lattices are studied using mainly Monte Carlo simulations. While in two dimensions the ordered antiferromagnetic and spin-flop phases are observed to be separated by a narrow disordered phase, a line of direct transitions of first order between the two phases and a bicritical point are found in three dimensions. Results are compared to previous findings.

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Selke, W., Wessel, S. Anisotropic XY antiferromagnets in a field. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 226, 779–788 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-60235-9

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